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Despite losing Thursday night, the Orlando Solar Bears still hold the advantage for the final playoff spot from the ECHL's East Division. That edge, though, got tighter, as the Solar Bears (34-23-4-3, 75 points) could not take advantage of 38 saves from Garret Sparks and lost 3-2 to the host Greenville Road Warriors (34-28-1-3, 72 points) before an announced crowd of 2,884 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. The Solar Bears, whose three-game winning streak was snapped, are in fourth place in the East Division. Greenville is in fifth place. The top four teams in each division will reach the postseason. Orlando has eight regular-season games left. Eric Knodel and Ben Johnson scored for...

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Despite losing Thursday night, the Orlando Solar Bears still hold the advantage for the final playoff spot from the ECHL's East Division.
That edge, though, got tighter, as the Solar Bears (34-23-4-3, 75 points) could not take advantage of 38 saves...

The Orlando Solar Bears clawed a little closer to the postseason on Saturday night, beating the lowly Gwinnett Gladiators 6-2 in a key ECHL game at the Amway Center.
Orlando used a big three-goal outburst in the second period to take command and held...

On the sixth shot of a shootout Thursday night against the Gwinnett Gladiators, the Orlando Solar Bears found what they were looking for — a victory in the heat of a playoff chase.
Brock Montgomery's shot found the net to end the shootout and give the...

A six-day Volusia County sex sting ended in the arrests of 43 people accused of soliciting children, prostitution or possessing child pornography, deputies announced Monday.
Deputies say they purposely launched the sting last week during the Daytona Bike...

A man who was shot in the face by a Volusia County deputy during a drug investigation at a Deltona home Wednesday morning has died.
He was identified as 26-year-old Derek Cruice.
Five others – three men and two women – were at the house in the 800 block...

I wanted to kick off today's Friday Files with some long-awaited praise.In the past week, both Orlando police Chief John Mina and Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings have pledged to make wearable cameras standard-issue gear for their...

Michelle Nathan used to sneak up behind her mom and hold her in the tightest of bear-hugs.
Then, she would say, "Mommy, tell me I'm beautiful."
Nathan wouldn't let go until her mom, Kay Shukwit, said those magic words.
It's been 10 years...

Of special note: TCM on Saturday, Aug. 6, salutes Lucille Ball, one of TV's greatest stars, who gained her training over many years in the movies. Viewers will get to see her Technicolor beauty in "Du Barry Was a Lady," her teaming with Desi Arnaz in "The Long

Alarmed by a rash of students being hit by vehicles, Volusia County officials are calling for the public to be more alert to kids walking or riding bikes to school. Already this school year nine Volusia students have been injured by vehicles, with thankfully

Here's the latest from Tim Anderson, who runs the monthly Film Slam at The Enzian, a competition of short films with the winners going on to film festivals, Hollywood and Oscar glory. The October slam is this Sunday afternoon at 1. Admission is $5. And here's

“Happy Hour” won Sunday's Film Slam at The Enzian. This short film, written by: Kelsey Norris & Dan Drescher of Winter Park, will now show in December's Brouhaha Film & Video Shocase with a shot at making it into the Oscar qualifying Florid

The late, great Ernest Borgnine will receive a 24-hour marathon salute from TCM on July 26. Borgnine died Sunday at age 95. He may be best remembered for the sitcom “McHale's Navy.” Starting at 7 a.m. ET Sunday, Antenna TV will offer the “21-

Radio host Jim Philips and I were talking this week about all the serious issues facing Florida — and how Gov. Charlie Crist seems to be MIA for many of them.
That's when Jim said our governor reminded him of Casper the Friendly Ghost.
And the more I...

Standing before a banner reading “Florida Law Enforcement Trusts Rick Scott,” eight Florida county sheriffs and a state attorney declared their support for the Republican gubernatorial candidate who lately has been battered Â by his opponent's

Beginning this week, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office will become a permanent repository for unwanted medicine. On Thursday, the Sheriff’s Office will launch an ongoing, countywide program designating five drop-off sites where residents can get rid of expir

Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. STATE SUPREME COURT TAKES UP CHALLENGE TO NEW DISTRICTS The fate of Florida's 27 members of Congress is now up to the state's highest court. The Florida Supreme...

Officials in Volusia County say a sheriff's deputy fatally shot a man in the face while serving a warrant. The shooting happened Wednesday morning in Deltona. The sheriff's office reports that deputies were serving the warrant when 26-year-old Derek...